How would you react if a close family member told you they were a pedophile?

Assuming it's someone I have a good relationship with, there would be a lot of long talks either to try and help or to get evidence, whichever the circumstances necessitate. I would have to be absolutely certain that no actions had been taken on their part to abuse another party, including viewing cp to not work against them.
 
If I was confident that they had not offended then I'd help them find treatment and insist that they go. If they didn't go I'd tell them I would no longer have them in my life and if they still refused I'd end all involvement with them.

If they pursued treatment I would expect that treatment to continue for more or less their entire life. I would also keep children away from gatherings to which they're invited and if that's not possible then I'd watch them like a hawk and not let them interact with children. If I had kids they wouldn't be allowed in my home or near my children. I would also impress upon them that if they ever offended, or I found evidence that they were indulging that interest in any way, I would cut them out of my life entirely and permanently.

I'm not sure how I would handle them entering a new relationship, a new job, or them having children. It would require a lot of thought.
 
I’d disown them. I’d go out of my way to completely destroy their reputation and make sure they can’t get a job, they lose all their friends, they have no means of support. With hope they’d kill themselves.

If they’ve gone all the way and raped a child, I’d kill them. Not saying that to be big internet tough guy, I’m being dead serious, I would kill them and then immediately turn myself in
 
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To be honest, I'd probably refuse to believe it. I'd figure they're having some sort of depressed or psychotic break that is making them think terrible thoughts and recommend seeing a therapist.
I would make sure what they're doing and when though.
 
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therapy (if they haven't committed a crime yet)

what's with the weird obsession with pedophilia on the farms lately? were you all touched as children?
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lately? i know you just post inflammatory comments and don’t actually read anything but this is not new.
 
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Uh.. I'd-- I honestly have no idea. I'd be more likely to stick by their side if they were actively seeing a psychiatrist, and were doing due dilligence to NEVER be around children other than brief, polite public interactions that cannot reasonably be avoided. But I would never trust them around children and I'd always be watching them like a hawk.

I'd definitely never coddle them and tell them that it's "okay" because it's not. But I could encourage them to live a life where they aren't putting others at risk.
 
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If this person supposedly had never offended they had no real contact with kids I'd tell the extended family and tell the individual they'd best have the sense not to show up where kids are present or else we'd have to escalate things.

If this was someone who I knew has contact with kids- a teacher, step parent, whatever- I'd have to notify the authorities to open an investigation. Strict obligation.

I'd also do some investigating of my own, with or without enlisting the help of a PI and go to the authorities if anything turned up.
 
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Contact the police just in case.
I would also disown them.
 
Therapy quick fast and in a hurry along with policy of never leaving them alone with a kid ever again.
 
I would tell them if they can't control themselves then they need to get therapy. I would also recommend they be mindful of the very strict laws regarding child pornography. It would not change my feelings about them. If they however decided to ignore my advice and download cp, get caught or actually act on their urges than I would disown them. I would do the same if they murdered someone.
 
I know a psychiatrist who specialises in this area, so I would contact him and ask what to do.
 
I don't believe there is therapy to help as it is an intrinsic part of their psychic makeup in their brain and chemicals and hormones which is so interwoven it will never be cured. You can only control the function of the pedophiles sexual organ. They can and will continue to think anything they want. Perhaps you could bring back lobotomies as therapy.

All pedophiles are bad, regardless of personal relation. They would be reported and disowned. Whether they touched anyone or not because I want it on record to begin whatever process of keeping an eye on them needs to be done.
 
If they were just saying it, I'd tell them to shut the fuck up. If concrete proof comes up, I'd disown them and never talk to them again.

Like T0oCoolFool said, some people have bad intrusive thoughts and have a shit time controlling them.
 
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No. More interested in how people react because a lot of people here seem to believe that pedos should just kill themselves or that say they would love to kill them so I would like to know how people would feel if it is personal and not just some random person.
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It would be terrible. I have kids so I could never allow them to be near the children and then you’ve got things like ‘do we keep them on the family messaging channel becasue last week we had pics of the kids running around at the beach.’
Honestly a situation I hope I never encounter. It would be like the death of a family member - you’d effectively have to cut them off. I don’t think it’s fixable either. I guess you’d get them into therapy but you could never trust them.
 
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